Swinging-barrel coin holder and deliverer.



A. A. LAFOREST.

SWINGING BARREL COIN HOLDER AND DELIVEHER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 10. 191/.

1 ,289, 1 98. Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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A. A. LAFOREST. sw-memc BARREL com HOLDER AND DELIVERER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I0. 19]].

1 ,289,1 98. Patented Dec. 31,-- 1918.

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AUBIN A. LAFOREST, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SWINGING-BARREL COIN= HOLDER -A1\TD' DELIVERER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filedNovember 10, 1917. Serial No.-201 ,286.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, AUBIN A. LAroRnsr, a citizen of the United States,residing .at Washington, in the. District of Columbia, have invented certain new. and useful Tin-- provements in Swinging-Barrel Coin Hold-f ers and Deliverers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin'holdersand deliverers, and pertains especially to the vide in a pivoted or swinging, barrel coin holder or deliverer, aplurality of swinging or pivoted hand bails or levers for retract-v ing certain of the barrels in pairs, and-for retracting the barrels in series of three or more, in coin changing'operations.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide in a pivoted or swinging barrel coin holder and deliverer, aplurality of finger-pressed levers pivoted inswinging engagement with thebarrels for operating.

the latter in plural sets.

A still further object of the'invention is to provide in acoin holder and deliverer, a

plurality of coin barrels pivotallymounted;

on a shaft, a plurality of leverspivoted on said shaft for operatingsthe barrels, anda.

fiat coin chute pivoted onsaid :shaft, and novel and peculiar means for controlling the exit of coins fromthechute- A still further object of theinvention is to provide in aswingin -barrel coin. holder and deliverer, means .for regulating; the, number of coins ejected-from-certain of the barrels, and an adjustableejector of novel and peculiar construction-and arrangement.-

It has been found that, in. operating,

swinging-barrels of coinholders and.de liverers separately or independently too much time is required in making change, for x the reason that often two or more ofthe coin barrelshave to be swungseparately for-maks ingv the; proper.- changer It-has': alsoisbeenfound impractical: to manipulate largezsizecoins of certain large denominations in; circularbarrels, and to perfect suchrapid changemaking as is advantageous and desirablelin this class of changers. Therefore it isthe; purpose of thisinvention to overcome the objections and disadvantages of the usual or ordinary changers, and to furnish suchnovel and peculiar devices as will greatly increase therapidity in which the barrels are operated and-thereby avoid delay owing. to separate or independent operation of each barrel.

Various other objectsand advantages are attainablein the practical application of the inventlon.

In the accompanyingdrawings forming part ofthis applioation:-

Figure 1' is a perspective view showing the application of the invention.

Fig. 2'is asectional viewtaken on the dotted line AA'Fig., 1.

' Fig; 3 is a bottom plan view the dotted lines showing the locking rod, in locked position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken on the-line B;'B Fig.- 2, partly broken away, and showing the swinging movement of the fiat tubein dotted lines, and the tube coins in dotted lines.

Fig.- 5 is a similar view taken on the dotted line -CC Fig. 2, with'one pair of barrels retracted.

Fig. 6 is a detail section of one of the barrels.

Fig. 7 is a detail elevation partly broken away, showing the coin-catch tray in open positions Fig. Elisa-detail. perspective view of the tray. I

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a modification.

Fig. 10-;is a detail sectional view of one of the barrels shown in the modification.

Fig. 11 is-a. detail perspective view of.

the modified adjusta ble ejector.

Fig. 12 a detail. bottom view showing certain parts of themodification.

The same reference characters denote the same parts throughoutthe several views ofher 4:, and-atop member 5, provided with a hingedzcover- 6, having:coin slots 6. The backrandztopimembers of theframe are connected by braces 7 which form partitions clined n and of the chute are preferably open and are??? 'ture for the shaft9, and the chute 11 has a are-loosely pivoted on the shaft for swing-f.

between the coin barrels at the top endtheree of,and the bottom of the frame has similar braces 8. The braces 8 have the further function of preventing accidental lateral discharge of coins from the discharge end of the barrels, and the braces 7 v have the further function of forming supports for a rod or shaft 9 which extends through the braces 7, and through the ends of the frame, so that the shaft maybe withdrawn to receive its mountings, which will now be described.

I have shown in the drawings five coin barrels 10 for coins of arious denominations up to the half." dollar coin which is separately provided for in afiat coin chute 11. The upper end of each'of the barrels is provided with a' lug 12 having an aperlike lug 13 through which the said shaft extends wherebythe barrels and the chute ing movement. The barrels are held in 111-} and a similar spring 15 is provided' for the flat chute. The'upper ends of the barrels opposite the respective slots 6 and 9 inthey;

' covert. A locking rod 16, having a hand lever 17, is operated against the barrels'and the chute for locking them in coin receiving position when desired. The chute 11, has a mouth spring 18 which prevents the coins in the chute from accidental displacement, and these coins are: controlled and held within the'chute by a coin-stop 11, and

. by a guard 19 extending inwardly from the bottom frame member 4, and projecting partly'oven-the bottom end of the chute, so that when the chute is retracted a-coin will pass the guard. The bottom or coin exit end of the barrels has a transverse coin slot 20, and the base of the barrels has a straight 'The barrels are limited or stopped in forward movement by reason of the'front end of the slot striking the front endof the ejector arms, which project into the slots 23 in swingingmovement ofthebarrels for ejecting coins, in quantities of one or more. The number of coins ejected-from each'barrel depends upon the, width of the slot 20,- and the length of the barrels'so as to permit the ejectors to project vertically into the barrels according to the number of coins to be ejected from each barrel, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

coin receiving position by plate? f invention is the means for operating two or more barrels jointly so as tosimultaneously eject one or more coins from each .of the said operated barrels. Said means consist 'of a plurality of independent hand levers 25, 26 and 27 loosely pivoted on'the shaft 9 between the barrel lugs, and dependent from the shaft between the latter and the top frame member 5, into engagement with the front of the barrels so as to leave barrel lengths'below'the levers for single operation,

' rel, so thatfthe barrels maybe operated in separate pairs, and three barrels, including one'of' saidpair, may be operated by the lever" 27 "without operating either of the levers 25 and 26. The chute 11 is operated by hand, as usual. 1

them, I provide the bottomframe' member flanges 29, and hinge members 30,-for hanging the tray from the back and bottom frame members so that the hinge members 30 will engage one of the bottom braces 8 and thereby limit the opening or downward swinging movement of the tray, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 i of the drawings. The tray is held in closed position by means of a spring catch-31, which isretracted by hand to permit the trap to swing open upon an inclined position so as to discharge the coins collectively therefrom. The closing movement of the tray retracts the spring- 31 and permits it to engagethe under face of the tray sufficiently to hold the tray in closed position, and the side flanges of the tray prevent the coin from accidental displacement. a

The hinged cover 6 affords means for collectively'filling and emptying the barrels and the chute when desired or as occasion may demand.

Beferringto the modification shown in Figs. 9, 10,11 and 12, a two barrel coin holder and deliverer is arranged especially for newboysuse, and comprises a shaft or' rod 33, pivotally suspending'coin barrels 34 and 35,-hav1ng back springs 36, a locking In order to confine the coins ejected by operating the levers 26 and 27, or either of with a coin-receiving tray 28, having side One of the most essential features ,of my 7 bar 32, and a lever 37 for operating'the barrels. All of said parts are substantially the 1 same as those hereinbeforedescribed, except that the penny barrel 35 has a widened coin discharge opening 38 for the purpose of discharging various number of pennies in change making. The opening 38 may be varied as desired or as occasion may demand, by means of a sleeve 39 slidably mounted on the barrel 35, and having a lip 40 hooked into a slot 41 of the barrel 35, for limiting the movement of the sleeve. In order to have the ejector 42 cooperate with the sleeve and eject just the number of coins as permitted by the adjustment of the sleeve, I pivot this ejector at 43 to the back H of this deliverer, and provide the ejector with gr oves or serrations 45 for the free end of a plate spring 46. Obviously this spring will hold the ejector in various adjusted positions as placed by the operator for ejecting coins in multiple or various numbers, such as in changing a .five cent piece after deducting one, two or three cents.

While I have shown and described the invention adapted for conductors use, obviously it may be otherwise employed for coin holding and changing as desired.

. It will be understood that various changes and arrangements of the parts, and of the size and material, number of barrel follower levers and their location, may be made in the practical manufacture of the invention, therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in these respects, nor in any other respect in keeping with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a coin holder and deliverer, the combination with a frame, a shaft fixed in the frame, and a plurality of coin barrels pivoted on and depending from the shaft within the frame, of a plurality of hand levers pivoted on and depending from the shaft and engaging the front of the barrels below the shaft, one of said levers spanning three of the barrels for joint movement thereof, another of said levers hanging within 'the spanning lever and having free engagement with two of the spanned barrels, and the other of said levers having free en agement with two other barrels for independent movement of the barrels in pairs.

2. In a coin holder and deliverer, a barrel-supporting frame, coin barrels pivotally hung in the frame and having a coin dis- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the charge opening in the front adjacent to the bottom thereof, said bottom having an ejector slot centrally under the opening, coin ejectors attached to the back of the frame working in said slot and engaged by the front wall of the barrels for limiting the rearward movement of the barrels, the front edge of said bottom adapted to engage a front member of the frame for limiting the forward movement of the barrels.

3. In a coin holder and deliverer, a frame, a, flat coin chute pivoted in the frame and adapted to engage a front member of the frame to limit the forward movement of the chute, a coin stop fixed to the back of the frame and projecting into the chute with the latter in retracted position for suspending coins in the chute, and a coin guard eX- tending inwardly from said frame member for holding coins in the chute with the latter in forward position.

4. In a coin holder and deliverer of the character described, a pair of swingable coin barrels having a coin discharge opening in the front and adjacent the bottom thereof, a hand lever pivoted between the barrels and having free swinging engagement with the front of the barrels for operating the latter jointly in a coin ejecting operation, a sleeve having free sliding movement vertically on one of the barrels for varying the number of coins discharged through said opening, and a spring controlled coin ejector adapted to be adjusted according to the position of the sleeve.

5. In a coin holder and deliverer, the combination with a frame, and coin barrels swingable in the frame, of a coin ejector pivoted to the back of the frame, and a plate spring for holding the ejector in adjusted positions according to the number of coins to be ejected.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

AUBIN A. LAFOREST.

Vitnesses ROGER F. LANSDALE, C. T. BELT.

Commissioner of latents,

Washington, I). 0. 

